Three problems related to car stall have been reported for the 2004 Dodge Neon. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Dodge Neon based on all problems reported for the 2004 Neon.
The contact owns a 2004 Dodge Neon. The contact was making repairs to the vehicle when he noticed that the area where the air intake tube was connected to the idle air control unit, the vehicle could possibly cause unintended acceleration if the clamp was not installed properly. The contact stated that if the accelerator pedal was depressed, the rpms would increase excessively and the vehicle would take accelerate rapidly. The failure mileage was 179,000. The VIN was not available. Updated 06/28/lj the dealer informed the consumer, there was nothing to worry about, but if the part did come loose, the computer in the vehicle would decrease the rpm's. Updated 06/29/12.
Car was taken for oil change and tune-up @ 134,000 miles. Couple days later car started stalling intermittently. Would start in the am from sitting all night but when driven to work and parked for 5 1/2 hours car would not start w/o a jump. Mechanic did not read anything on diagnostics. Went to advanced auto who read battery was low. Replaced battery & car still stalled. Car no longer responded to jump and had it towed to mechanic. When mechanic received car was able to start car with no hesitation and drove for 30 minutes. Turned car off and let it sit for another 30 minutes and had no problem starting. Mechanic could not figure out what was wrong with vehicle. Stuck with a car that intermittently stalls and shows no other signs of failure. Car has not cut off while driving only stalls while trying to start vehicle.
While driving 35 mph vehicle stalled. Consumer had the vehicle towed to dealership, but dealership did not resolve the problem.